Kilap Hand Drills
 
The following chart is provided to help those studying our Kilap Hand Drill training method.  With the chart the student can quickly recall which drills are atomic (fundamental to the others) and which are molecular (use and combine motions and movements taught in the atomic drills), which drills are asymmetrical, which are not, as well as which have no complement (no left side to match the right side), etc. 

Over time I hope expand both the content and functionality of this chart.

 

Drill
Number 		Right
Punch / Elbow 		Left
Punch / Elbow 		Drill
Type 		Featured
in Video
1 Block-right (head) Block-left (head) Atomic RA
2 Block-right (ribs) Block-left (ribs) Atomic RA
3 Elbow (shear) Same Atomic RA
4 Elbow (hacksaw ribs) Same Molecular FAI
5 Uppercut -- Molecular FF
6 Strike-right Strike-left Atomic FAI
7 Strike-right / knee-kick Strike-left / knee-kick Atomic FAI
8a Strike-right (inside) Strike-left (inside) Molecular RA
8b Block-right (inside) Block-left (inside) Molecular RA
9 Block-left  vs.  Right hook Block-right  vs.  Left hook Molecular RA
10 Expand/Compress/Expand -- Molecular RA
 
Legend:
FAI =    Fighting Arts of Indonesia
RA =    Reflex Action
FF =    Fighting Footwork of Kuntao and Silat
Notes:
  • Highlighted cells indicate those drills deemed  absolutely critical  for self-defense.
     
  • Block-left and Block-right, Strike-left and Strike-right are hyphenated words because they are, at the same time, both nouns and verbs: they identify both what they are and describe what they do.
     
  • The headers,  Right [or Left] Punch / Elbow,  indicate the blow that starts the drill.
     
  • Six of the drills are asymmetrical, meaning they are practiced differently on each side.
     
  • Two drills have no "left punch" complementing drill (indicated by the '--').
     
  • Block-mode kilap drills 1 and 2, and strike-mode drills 6 and 7, are all drilled outside your partner's punch.  In application, however, expect to use them inside the incoming blow, like KH #8.
     
  • Any drill number listed in the class schedule followed by a plus-sign (i.e.  3+)  indicates legwork (knees or kicks) is also employed in that day's drill.
     

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Web Site of Bob Orlando: Instructor in Kuntao-Silat (Chinese kuntao and Dutch-Indonesian pukulan pentjak silat) and author of "Indonesian Fighting Fundamentals"; "Fighting Arts of Indonesia," "Reflex Action," "Fighting Footwork of Kuntao and Silat," "The Fighting Forms of Kuntao-Silat"videos; and "Martial Arts America: A Western Approach to Eastern Arts."